The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Week 7
Welcome to Week 7 of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly…Hope everyone had a fun Halloween weekend!
For any newcomers– Every week we feature the good, the bad, and the ugly of real estate photography. Our ‘Wall of Shame’ features the bad (…and oh yes, the very ugly…) photos that some agents are using for their listings. On the opposite end of the spectrum, our ‘Wall of Fame’ features some of the most stunning photography agents are using to market their listings.
WALL OF SHAME
Um...I don't think the house will bite...why not get just a tad bit closer-- would be nice to see more house than pavement! This home is listed for $350,000 in Indiana
What a nice door to showcase (seeing the actual room afterall is probably a little overrated, right? ;))... though we're not sure why it's been left open...perhaps people are in a hurry to leave when they view the house so we're making the exit easier?? This is a $490,000 listing in Connecticut
Unless this beautiful yellow lab comes with the house, probably best to focus on what people will actually get with their purchase! This was posted as a $228,000 home in Illinois.
Now it’s your turn to sound off! Leave a comment telling us which of these photos (top, center, or bottom) you think is the worst and why. We’ll tally up the votes and we’ll post the results of the worst ten photos of the month at the end of each month!
WALL OF FAME
This lovely home in Minnesota is listed for $599,900 by Deb Grimme with Edina Realty. Click on the photograph for more on this listing.
This gorgeous Wisconsin home is listed by JoAnn Vetter of Coldwell Banker for $719,000. Click on the photograph for more on this listing.
Complete with fantastic city views, this Chicago condo is listed for $299,900 by John Ketner of @Properties. Click on the photograph for more on this listing.
Sound off! Tell us which of these (top, center, or bottom) you think is the best photograph. We’ll tally up the votes and we’ll post the results for the top ten best photographs of the month at the end of each month!
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Worst – living room with door open
Best – Chicago condo
How do you find these photos?
Worst – Hard to Pick! They are all uniquely horrible. I am going to vote for the bottom (yellow lab) because it shows nothing of the house and very little of the yard.
Best – Also hard to pick! Middle (Wisconsin Living Room)
Are you buying the street in the first picture? That’s my pick for worst photo.
Also, I want that Chicago condo!!!
Thanks for voting!
We find the photos by browsing different real estate sites in various regions throughout the country…unfortunately, they are much, much too easy to find! Within 10-15 minutes we usually have an entire folder full of choices. Scary!!
Great post! OK, UHG! The photos at the top are shameful. This home at $490,000 is probably someone’s largest investment, and the message doesn’t convey here. I am not enticed :(. The person shooting should consider a 101 camera class to better think about their merchandising motives for selling or hire a professional, and a stager to boot! Sad to see that the home wasn’t prepared with thought…..not a professional scenario. Bummer!
Worse – the photo with the dog. Gee do you think maybe you should take a picture of the actual item that is for sale???
Best – The Chicago Condo because I love how they got the Chicago skyline in the photo through the windows without a lot of glare or reflections.